Oligothiophene molecular wires at graphene-based molecular junctions

• Published in: Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP Vol. 23; no. 37; pp. 21163 - 21171
• Main Authors: Gao, Tingwei, He, Chunhui, Liu, Chenguang, Fan, Yinqi, Zhao, Cezhou, Zhao, Chun, Su, Weitao, Dappe, Yannick J, Yang, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 29.09.2021
• Subjects: Alkanes; Attenuation; Broken symmetry; Chemical Sciences; Density functional theory; Electrical junctions; Electrical properties; Graphene; Molecular electronics; Physics

The use of graphene as a new type of electrode at molecular junctions has led to a renewal of molecular electronics. Indeed, the symmetry breaking induced by the graphene electrode yields different electronic behaviors at the molecular junction and in particular enhanced conductance for longer molec...